Overview
The Winchester Center for Lung Disease, (WCLD) is a multidisciplinary center for the diagnosis and care of patients with lung disease and treatment of a variety of respiratory conditions including tuberculosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Programs include:
- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center
- Center for Pulmonary Infection Research and Treatment (CPIRT)
- Comprehensive Pulmonary Medicine Program - evaluation of unexplained symptoms such as cough, wheezing and shortness of breath
- Post-COVID-19 Recovery Program - evaluation of patients with persistent shortness of breath and exercise intolerance more than 6-8 weeks after initial infection)
- Pulmonary Vascular Diseases - including pulmonary hypertension and thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, a complication of blood clots in the lungs
- Yale Center for Asthma and Airways Disease (YCAAD)
- Yale Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases (Yale-ILD) - including pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis
This location also has extensive capabilities for Pulmonary Function Testing.
